Towards the end of the second act, the villagers w
Towards the end of the second act, the villagers waltz and sing "Ainsi que la brise légère," while one character addresses his holy medal and asks God to protect his sister in "Avant de quitter ces lieux." One character participates in the age old practice of mocking the pregnant girl when he suggests girls should not open the door in the aria "Vous qui faites l'endormie." Another character dips his hands in holy water because all the flowers he attempts to pick are dying, an experience he sings about in "Faites-lui mes âveux."  In this work, Siebel is in love with the sister of Valentin, who dies protecting her honor, and performances usually cut the ballet representing the Walpurgisnacht in the last act. It ends when the girl who earlier sings the Jewel Song goes to heaven after Mephistopheles claims she is judged. Seeing the death of Marguerite, for 10 points, name this opera by Charles Gounod.
Towards the end of the second act, the villagers waltz and sing "Ainsi que la brise légère," while one character addresses his holy medal and asks God to protect his sister in "Avant de quitter ces lieux.
Faust